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The Aerodynamics Of The World Cup Soccer Ball, In GIFs
Engineering

The Aerodynamics Of The World Cup Soccer Ball, In GIFs

Some demos from NASA's Ames Research Center

DIY Insect Displays: Kissing Bug Edition
Diseases

DIY Insect Displays: Kissing Bug Edition

When NASA Paid Researchers To Learn To Talk To Dolphins
Animals

When NASA Paid Researchers To Learn To Talk To Dolphins

Plus, the strange relationship one researcher developed while living with a dolphin for six months

Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test
Robots

Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test

How To Make A New Planet Home
Mars

How To Make A New Planet Home

Three simple steps for an intergalactic exit plan

Where Will The World’s Water Conflicts Erupt? [Infographic]
Environment

Where Will The World’s Water Conflicts Erupt? [Infographic]

A heatmap of war over water

Dueling Amerika Bombers
Space

Dueling Amerika Bombers

Real-Time Wastewater Analysis Shows What Drugs Are Being Used Where
Science

Real-Time Wastewater Analysis Shows What Drugs Are Being Used Where

Drugs have been found in wastewater around the world.

Human In Robotic Exoskeleton To Kick Off The World Cup
Health

Human In Robotic Exoskeleton To Kick Off The World Cup

The brain-controlled augmented suit was developed to give mobility to victims of paralysis.

How Male Dwarf Spiders Use Chastity Belts to Safeguard Their Fatherhood
Animals

How Male Dwarf Spiders Use Chastity Belts to Safeguard Their Fatherhood

Soot, Comet Ice, And Medical Powders All Have This Number In Common
Science

Soot, Comet Ice, And Medical Powders All Have This Number In Common

A new universal packing density for things made of small, rigid particles

Did A Chatbot Really Pass The Turing Test?
Science

Did A Chatbot Really Pass The Turing Test?

Lake Mead
Environment

Last Straw: How The Fortunes Of Las Vegas Will Rise Or Fall With Lake Mead

Next year, a new tunnel under Lake Mead will begin delivering water to Las Vegas. The project is massive, expensive, politically fraught—and a harbinger of things to come.

China’s Navy Heads for Hawaii (for RIMPAC exercise)
Military

China’s Navy Heads for Hawaii (for RIMPAC exercise)

The ‘Mother Of Forensic Science’ Built Dollhouse Crime Scenes
Science

The ‘Mother Of Forensic Science’ Built Dollhouse Crime Scenes

And they are creepily cool.

The Threat Down Under: The Rise of Zika Virus
Health

The Threat Down Under: The Rise of Zika Virus

photo of a cricket-like insect
Animals

This Newfound Species Has The Highest-Pitched Call Recorded

Which it uses to attract mates, natch.

What Happens To A Human Who Spends A Month Under The Sea?
Ocean

What Happens To A Human Who Spends A Month Under The Sea?

Fabien Cousteau and his team are setting out to break the record for living in an underwater habitat.

A Spaceship For The Sea
Environment

A Spaceship For The Sea

This vertical structure will allow scientists to better study the ocean.

Eugen Sänger: Germany’s Other Rocket Genius
Space

Eugen Sänger: Germany’s Other Rocket Genius